Early Civilizations Vocabulary

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agriculture

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farming

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crop

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A plant grown for food

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domestication

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The process of changing a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

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fertile

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Land that is able to produce farm crops or other plant life

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hunter-gatherer

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One who gets their food by hunting for it and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts; most humans in the Paleolithic Period were hunter-gatherers

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Neolithic Revolution

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A turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from hunting and gathering for food to agriculture. Instead of living as nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements. The Neolithic Revolution led to the first civilizations.

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nomad

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A person who lives a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one place to another following food sources

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Paleolithic

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The time period from 2 million B.C.E. to about 10,000 B.C.E., characterized by being nomads and hunting and gathering

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settlement

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A place where people start a new place to live

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irrigation

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the act of supplying water to land or crops